Peluso (2,087) raked in the most votes just ahead
of Valori (1,799). The pair shared a ticket with Councilman Paul
Carifi, who was running against incumbent Mayor James Barberio. Ferarra
(1,730) finished third with Shah (1,635) in last. The odd men out were
part of Barberio's slate.

Confusion
reigned much of Tuesday night, as the Morris County Clerk's Office,
Republicans gathered at the Famished Frog in Morristown and Barberio's
campaign each reported different final outcomes.

Wazirmas said that while the Morris County Clerk's Office website reported in-person voting, it left out absentee vote totals.

Carifi
(603), Peluso (542) and Valori (538) each nabbed much higher absentee
vote totals than their counterparts. Barberio had just 147 while Ferrara
took 127 and Shah grabbed 135.

Democratic voters had a much simpler primary race. Councilman Jonathan Nelson, running for mayor, and his council
candidates Robert Keller and Mihir Oza ran unopposed.

Nelson grabbed 751 votes while Kellger got 702 and Oza had 683.

The Republican primary battle was heated throughout.

It
was highlighted by several issues, none bigger than Valori's allegation
that Barberio offered him a $50,000-a-year township job to not run for
office.

Barberio repeatedly denied the accusation, claiming it was
born out of greed and that it was payback because he denied
pension-padding promotions for Valori and Carifi's brother, a retiring
police captain whose currently under internal affairs investigation.

Valori's
allegation ultimately led to an investigation, after which Somerset
prosecutors said they wouldn't file charges against the mayor. The
Somerset County Prosecutor's Office investigated the claims to avoid
potential conflicts of interest within the Morris County Prosecutor's
Office.

Barberio said if Valori and Peluso, in fact, won, he
would ask to have a meeting with them and Carifi, who will still be on
the council.

"We would need to sit down, man to man, and talk about things," the mayor said.